Taoiseach meets new US envoy to the North

The US government's new special envoy to the North is meeting the Taoiseach and the Minister for Foreign Affairs in Dundalk this morning.

The US government's new special envoy to the North is meeting Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and the Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern in Dundalk this morning.

Paula Dobriansky is being accompanied on her visit by the outgoing US envoy Mitchell Reiss.

Speaking ahead of the meeting, Bertie Ahern has praised the positive contribution to the peace process made by Ambassador Reiss during his time in the job.